Is periodontal disease a risk factor for severe COVID-19 illness?

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Periodontal disease (PD) comprises a group of diseases involving inflammatory aspects of the host and dysbiotic events that affect periodontal tissues and could have systemic implications. Diverse factors and comorbidities have been closely associated with PD such as diabetes, obesity, aging, hypertension, and so on; although, underlying mechanisms or causal associations have not been established completely. Interestingly, these same factors have been widely associated with progression or severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an illness caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Since inflammatory and dysbiotic factors as well as comorbidities affect systemic health, it is possible that periodontal status indicates the risk of complication of COVID-19. However, assessment of oral health history including periodontal status in COVID-19 patients has not been reported. Knowing PD is associated with severe COVID-19 could help identify risk groups and establish pertinent recommendations.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:144

Enthalten in:

Medical hypotheses - 144(2020) vom: 01. Nov., Seite 109969

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pitones-Rubio, Viviana [VerfasserIn]
Chávez-Cortez, E G [VerfasserIn]
Hurtado-Camarena, Angélica [VerfasserIn]
González-Rascón, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Serafín-Higuera, Nicolás [VerfasserIn]

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COVID-19
Comorbidities
Journal Article
Periodontal disease
Risk factors

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Date Completed 04.12.2020

Date Revised 11.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.mehy.2020.109969

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NLM311710654